BMI and Waist Circumference; Cross-Sectional and Prospective Associations with Blood Pressure and Cholesterol in 12-Year-Olds

OBJECTIVE: Childhood and adolescent overweight, defined by body mass index (BMI) are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in later life. Abdominal adiposity may be more important in associations with cardiovascular diseases but waist circumference (WC) has been rarely studied...

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Autores principales: Bekkers, Marga B. M., Brunekreef, Bert, Koppelman, Gerard H., Kerkhof, Marjan, de Jongste, Johan C., Smit, Henriëtte A., Wijga, Alet H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3522600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23251628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051801

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3522600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23251628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051801

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